U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer acknowledged that the talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade agreement are making little headway, following the end of the fifth round of negotiations.

Canada and Mexico have been resisting U.S. demands for a radical rewrite of the 1993 deal. The situation has heightened concern among business groups that President Trump will follow through with his earlier threats to pull the U.S. out of the deal.

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